Haja Z. Cole Home Number: 301-***-**** Cell Number: 301-***-**** Email: *******@*****.***
Citizenship: U. S. A Veteran’s Preference: No
OBJECTIVE
Always try to gain valuable experience that would assist me in honing my skills and capabilities that would enable me to make a significant contribution in whatever organization I get in.
EDUCATION
MS, Business Administration/Acquisition, Strayer University – Spring 2012;
BS, International Business, Strayer University, May 2010;
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Library Associates Companies Jan 2010 – Feb 2011
Contractor – Government Printing Office (GPO), (Historic Shelf-list Project)
Team Lead/Cataloging Supervisor
• Supervise contract personnel, liaison between contractors and Government Printing Office staff members
• Used various library databases for cataloging, searching call numbers, and verifying and linking holdings
• Applied Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules (AACR2), machine-readable (MARC), OCLC manuals, and LC subject headings, to catalogue and classify library materials
• Interpreted and applied library policies and procedures to analyze and resolve problems
• Verified bibliographic information and availability in standard print and online sources to ensure completeness and accuracy
• Perform quality control of all work performed by contract team, maintain time and attendance records
• Assist in implementing changes to methods and procedures of workflow to improve project efficiency.
Library Associates Companies Nov 2008 – Dec 2009
Contractor – Library of Congress (Serials Inventory & Bindery Project/ILS Reconciliation Project)
Serial Library Technician
• Retrieve material from shelves (periodicals, folios, newspapers, and books)
• Perform shifting and shelf-reading of collection
• Perform sorting, arranging, file loose leaf using a filing system code and collating of publications
• Prepare computerized bindery tickets
• Create and update bibliographic and item records, holding summaries, according to MARC format
• Perform quality control of all pre-bindable units
• Rectify holdings records between ACCESS database and ILS Voyager system
• Utilize Voyager cataloging and acquisition modules, as well as LARS software.
Library Systems & Services, LLC May 2007 - Sep 2008
Contractor – Library of Congress (Inventory Project, Collections, Access & Loan Mgt Div) Assistant Project Manager
• Maintain high quality and accurate work product, and appearance of the library collection
• Evaluating staff performance
• Maintain attendance and update filing system on each individual staff member
• Provide weekly activities report for section head
• Update, input and correct Voyager records; Interprets and explains library services, policies and procedures
• Linked records of newly catalogued items to the listings in the library’s overall public access catalog
• Liaison between contractors and Library of Congress staff members
• Attend meetings, perform clerical duties, and assist in other areas of the project as needed.
Team Leader May 2005 – April 2007
• Coordinate the activity of a group of technicians
• Examine and inspect materials transported to the Library of Congress storage facility at Ft. Mead
• Ensured proper compliance by team members using Voyager system
• Managed return workflow regarding corrections from Inspectors
• Performed work with attention to detail and followed library policies and procedures
• Utilize Voyager system to search and retrieve bibliographic records
• Maintaining the work quality and appearance of the library collection, replacing labels, stabilizing
covers and cases
• Train proofreaders; processes computer generated reports.
Library Technician/Proof Reader June 2003 – April 2005
• Search, retrieve and input bibliographic or related information in the ILS
• Resolve problems associated with the handling, maintaining and updating of records in Voyager
• Performs quality control of all work according to library policies, procedures and priorities
• Searches OCLC database and imports correct bibliographic records; create holdings and item records
• Assist with maintaining the collection by replacing labels, stabilizing broken covers and cases; shelving materials and shifting shelves.
Kaplan Technology Inc. Jun 1999 – Dec 2001
Contractor, US Patent and Trademark Office
Financial Analyst Technician
• Process reports from statistical reporting systems, and respond to requests for information
• Compile and maintain various data tracking systems
• Conduct research, prepare and assemble case files
• Receive, analyze and respond to customer inquiries, in person or by phone, concerning refund regulations, mailing restrictions, rates and other matters involving refund transactions
• Provide expertise and formal training to staff on existing and new refund policies.
Armstrong Data Services Nov 1997 – Feb 1999
Contractor – Environmental Protection Agency
Records Information specialist
• Assist in providing advice and training of staff regarding complex processing of personnel actions
• Perform technical and clerical duties; respond to inquires; conduct research, collection and retrieval tasks
• Update and correct records using an automated database
• Complex bar-coded scanning programs and microcomputer software system
• Prepare weekly reports, and conduct research, both manually and via automated system
• Perform necessary data entry and retrieval, explain policies and legal requirements; schedule meetings and appointments.